List of Famous people born in France

Paul-Thérèse-David d' Astros was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal and archbishop.

Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu (1796–1875) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Langres and was later consecrated as Archbishop of Besançon. Mathieu was elevated to Cardinal on 30 September 1850 by Pope Pius IX and became Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite in 1852. He is also the author of "Devoirs Du Sacerdoce ou Traité de la Dignité, de la Perfection, des Obligations... du Prêtre Catholique".

Romain Bellenger was a French road racing cyclist who came third in the 1923 Tour de France and eighth in the 1924 Tour de France and won three stages.

Benoît Faure was a French professional road bicycle racer. Benoît Faure was a brother of cyclists Eugène Faure and Francis Faure.

Étienne Decroux was a French actor who studied at Jacques Copeau's École du Vieux-Colombier, where he saw the beginnings of what was to become his life's obsession–corporeal mime. During his long career as a film and theatre actor, he created many pieces, using the human body as the primary means of expression.

Cyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and finished 65 times in the first five.

Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville was an American officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. He is noted for his expeditions to the Oregon Country and the Great Basin, and in particular for blazing portions of the Oregon Trail.